This is an analysis of the poem I Wish I Knew That that begins with:
You didn't want to hurt my feelings,
By being specific and direct? ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abXXbb babca dX b XX XcXdXbcX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,5,2,1,2,8,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 110101110 110010101 1 1111011 011010 111111010001 110100101 11010 11001011 1101 01010 1111 11111 01110 1 111 011010010 111111111 101010 11111 01011110110 111111 1 11111011010
- Amount of stanzas: 6
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 107
- Average number of words per stanza: 20
- Amount of lines: 24
- Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
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